Publications by authors named "Jiuxuan Zhou"
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- The study examines the gut microbiota of captive Asian elephants in Yunnan Province, China, to understand the influence of environmental and husbandry factors on microbial diversity.
- Fecal samples from 29 elephants were analyzed using advanced sequencing techniques, revealing differences in microbial community composition across different locations.
- Results indicate that habitat and care practices significantly affect gut microbiota, suggesting that improving these conditions could promote better health for endangered Asian elephants.
Wildlife serve as potential microbial reservoirs, accounting for approximately 70% of emerging infectious diseases. Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV), which causes Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) in humans, is a highly pathogenic tick-borne virus prevalent in several parts of Asia, Africa, and Europe with high case fatality rates. Several CCHFV cases have been reported in Asia, the Middle East, Africa, and Southern and Eastern Europe.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFUrban rats serve as reservoirs for several zoonotic pathogens that seriously endanger public health, destroy stored food, and damage infrastructure due to their close interaction with humans and domestic animals. Here, we characterize the core microbiomes of stomach, gut, and lung using 16S rRNA next-generation Illumina HiSeq sequencing. The USEARCH software (v11) assigned the dataset to operational taxonomic units (OTUs).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAstroviruses (AstVs) are single-stranded RNA viruses, including two main genera: Mamastroviruses (MAstVs) and Avastroviruses (AAstVs). AstVs have been detected in more than 80 different mammals and birds, with the characteristics of multiple cross-species transmission and gene recombination. All these have accelerated the process of virus mutation and posed a potential threat to human beings and animal husbandry.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe complete mitochondrial genome of the black field cricket, Teleogryllus oceanicus.
Mitochondrial DNA A DNA Mapp Seq Anal
March 2017
In this study, the complete mitochondrial genome sequence of the black field cricket, Teleogryllus oceanicus, with the total length of 15 660 bp is determined for the first time. This mitochondrial genome harbors 13 protein-coding genes (PCGs), 22 transfer RNA genes (tRNA), two ribosomal RNA genes (rRNA), and one control region (D-loop). The overall base composition is A (40.
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